14/01/2019
Adobe Photoshop CC: Beginner to Intermediate
Learning by yourself often results in using the same 20% of Photoshop again and again. You also apply correction filters and adjustments without understanding the various options.
This focused, hands-on workshop guides you through the Photoshop fundamentals that will equip you to execute design projects. Included are lessons on layers (putting photos together), selecting and extracting parts of a photo, retouching, changing an object's color while retaining its texture, correcting off-color photos, removing defects, adding and manipulating text, and more.
Projects you can apply the techniques to range from print ads, marketing collaterals, Websites, and other communication materials.
Beyond the essentials, you will learn innovative new design tools: Content-Aware makes corrections in an instant, Puppet-Warp bends things in any direction, Perspective Warp combines different perspectives perfectly, Smart Objects makes for true non-destructive editing, and much more.
Expected Outcome
At the end of the course, participants are expected to:
Be able to set up Photoshop
Use tools and adjust their settings
Recognize and use essential panels
Create precise selections
Fix common photo problems (correct color cast, recover tones, etc.)
Create and use layers to organize art work
Add and edit text on images
Be able to apply Photoshop on images intended for print, presentation and online
Who will benefit
If you are a photographer, graphic designer, web designer, or painter with little or no background in computer imaging, and now want to expand your business or your craft, this course is for you!
Course Outline
Day 1
Introduction to Photoshop CC
Introduction to Workspace, Tools, Panels and Options Bar and Menus
Setting up Photoshop
Rearranging panels and creating workspaces
Navigating and Using Tools
Opening an image file
Duplicating an open file
Saving a file to .PSD format
Saving a file to other image formats
Zooming and panning an image
Undoing and redoing steps
Working with short-cut keys
Working with Spring-loaded keys
Selecting color from the Swatches panel
Using the Brush tool
Changing the Brush painting mode
Selecting Image Elements
Selecting with the marquee, lasso, magic wand, quick select
Repositioning a selection
Deselecting
Moving a selection
Constraining movement
Using keyboard arrow keys to move selections
Copying a selection
Adding to and subtracting from an active selection
Combining selection tools
Inverting a selection
Hiding the selection marquee
Transforming the selection (marquee)
Transforming the selection (content)
Basic cropping
Day 2
Editing and Retouching
Determining image resolution and assessing suitability to a project
Correctly setting the Crop tool
Making tonal adjustments automatically
Making manual tonal adjustments using Levels
Auto-correcting color cast problems
Fixing defects using Clone Stamp, Spot Healing brush and Patch tool
Replacing specific colors using Replace Color command
Applying Sponge tool to manually saturate or desaturate colors
Applying Dodge (and Burn) tool to manually brighten (use Burn to darken) areas
Sharpening the image
Introducing Layers - Basic
Creating layers & adding pixel images within them
Showing and hiding layers
Selecting and moving layers
Erasing objects on layers
Adding a type layer using Type tool to create a type layer
Editing a type layer
Rearranging layer stack order using Layers panel
Introducing Gradient tool and creating gradient fills in layers
Linking layers to modify them together (move, transform, etc.)
Adding layer effects and styles
Introducing Layers - Application
Applying layers on image/photo files
Using layer blending modes to create art-like effects
Adjusting layer opacity
Moving layers and objects from one file to another
Using layer locks
Merging layers
Saving a layered file (PSD)
Saving a flattened/merged file (PSD and JPG)
Applying Special Effects
Adding a basic motion blur effect using layers and Erase tool
Introducing and using layer masks
Adding an advanced motion blur effect using Layer Masks and Brush tool
Combining color and black and white images using Layer Masks
Creating a Duo-tone effect using Hue and Saturation and its preset adjustments
Create a multi-colored image from a black and white original
Working with Text
Adding a stroke to the image canvass
Expanding the canvass size
Sampling a color from the image
Filling with foreground and background colors
Reviewing text creation using Point-mode
Adjusting text attributes using the Character panel
Applying warp effect using Warp text feature
Rasterizing a type layer and applying a gradient color on the resulting text image
Using the Type-mask tool to create a watermark effect
Creating paragraph text using Paragraph-mode
Adjusting paragraph attributes using the Paragraph panel
Prerequisite
Participants should have completed ADOBE PHOTOSHOP FOR KIDS seminar or have equivalent experience.